Arts for All Coalition
Website URL:
https://www.artsforallwashington.org/Address:
Olympia, Washington
Primary Contact:
Kalei Matsui - kalei.matsui@arts.wa.gov
Organization Type:
Education, Cultural, Research, Arts
Organization Mission
The A4A Coalition works for equitable access to arts education for all students across Washington State.
Areas of Expertise
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- Systemic challenges in arts education equity statewide
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- Accessible, public-facing data dashboard tracking arts education in WA
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- Customized toolkits for educators to provide students with quality arts education addressing that community’s unique access needs and priorities
Current Top Priorities for Guidance or Collaboration
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- Administer, collect, analyze, and report on Washington State of the Arts Education Survey 2025 (March)
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- Gather data on arts education in K-12 public schools across the state. Previous surveys were conducted in 2005 and 2009 led by the Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC); results: https://www.arts.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Report-Arts-Education-Research-Initiative.pdf.
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- Understand areas of greatest need, as well as areas of high achievement, which will inform the data and enable the development of tools and resources to strengthen student learning in the arts
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- Perform data dashboard summary and reporting
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- Tracking outcomes:
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- Student Access to the Arts
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- Student Participation in the Arts
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- Culturally Responsive Arts Education
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- WA state GDP from the Creative Sector
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- Career Connected Learning
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- Arts Integration
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- Update the Quadrant Washington Arts in Education Data Project Metrics to include 22-23 and 24-25 school year data
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- Update Arts for All Website: Page-by-Page Copy, Photos; Wireframes (April)
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- Develop toolkits:
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- Coalition Orientation Packet (April)
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- Coalition Outreach Toolkit (May – June)
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- Champions Advocacy Toolkit (July – August)
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- Create presentation decks to support data dashboard coordination during planned Arts for All meetings in April, July, October.
Geographical Areas Served:
Northwest, Rural/Remote, Suburban/Exurban, Urban, West Coast,
Primary Audience Served:
Children (0-15), Community Members, School Administrators, Teaching Artists, Youth (15-24),
Artistic Discipline:
Arts and crafts, Dance, Folk/traditional/indigenous arts, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts,